American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access originally published online on September 21, 2005
American Journal of Epidemiology 2005 162(9):825; doi:10.1093/aje/kwi291
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Heath Responds to "Do Leukemia/Lymphoma Clusters Have an Infectious Cause?"
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Received for publication August 1, 2005. Accepted for publication August 9, 2005.
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As Dr. Law notes in his commentary (1
), the evaluation of time-space clusters of childhood leukemia and lymphoma in residential communities is difficult. Since they often give rise to intense local concern, each cluster report deserves prompt public health attention. It is likely, however,
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